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    Gospel in Life

    Gospel in Life

    Lifestyle and Education

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    Listen to over 250 sermons by Tim Keller on different Bible passages and topics, everything ranging...

    Sight Selector Lite

    Sight Selector Lite

    Medical and Education

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    The Sight Selectorâ„¢ Lite by Patient Education Concepts, Inc. and Eyeland Design Network GmbH, is...

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (21 Ratings)
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Far too lighthearted & frilly
Considering this is centred around the German occupation of Guernsey and deals with details of prison/work camps, it's far too lighthearted a read.

It takes serious topics and although parts of the book do highlight the serious and disturbing topics of the war, it sandwiches them in between massive sections of saccharine sweet fluffy happiness. Its a bit much. Juliet and her friends are fairly endearing characters for the most part (except for the aforementioned fluffiness), and I did enjoy the way the book is written entirely in letters. Its just a shame it doesn't concentrate more on taking the story a little more seriously.

Although I haven't seen the film yet, I'd be surprised if it isn't slightly better than the book. And it's not often I say this!